i’m sitting here, trying to draft an outline for my paper about solar power and it dawns on me (like it does) that i’m going about it all wrong. (this has been happening a lot this semester.) the whole topic of solar power cannot really be fully flushed out unless compared to other sources [...]
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it’s that glorious time of the year where (despite my itchy eyes, runny nose, and general feeling of light-headedness) i am enthralled and amazed by nature. it’s the seedlings and new-growth. it’s the fresh air and clear skies. it’s the rising mercury (i know, they aren’t REALLY mercury anymore) and warmed soil. [...]
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hell yeah, i got the highest grade on my last environmental science test! yup. that was me. that 58/60… me.
of course, i’m noticing this nearly a month after he posted the grades.
let’s see how the rest of the semester goes….
Does anyone know anything about solar? i’m thinking about writing [...]
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i have never been to a place that nickle and dimes you for EVERYTHING!!! this resort we are staying at is a joke. for starters, they call it “cancun” but the decorator for this place obviously doesn’t know exactly WHO lived in cancun. the “art” they have here is mayan AND aztec. [...]
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my dear sweet friend left a rather thought provoking comment on my “going green” post. i started to respond in a comment, but it was getting a bit long, and i haven’t posted in a few days, so i thought i would respond in a post.
as i reread my post, i feel i didn’t [...]
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if you’ve ever asked yourself, “now, why is it that we don’t want to use DEET?” then this is for you. i had no idea exactly HOW bad it is. i knew it was bad, but this is ridiculous.
parachuting live cats into Borneo
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i love seeing really very interesting artwork. being an art college student, i see a lot of very “conceptual” art, filled with pompous and self-righteousness. the work is often soooooo intelligent that if you don’t get it then you must not be worthy of the gold light that flows out of their elevated [...]
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I’m not sure if i had ever heard the story of easter island before, but i recently read a (very) short history in my environmental science book. it goes something like this:
Polynesians came to the 69.1 sq. mile island about 2,900 years ago bringing their dogs, pigs, chickens, stowaway rats, taro root, yams, bananas, [...]
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